Improvement in processes of preserving burial-cases



UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ALBERT T. BLEYLEY, OF CONCEPTION, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN PROCESSES OF PRESERVING BURlAL-CASES, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,329, dated March 28, 1876; application filed January 15, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT T. BLEYLEY, of Conception, in the county of N odaway and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Composition for Petrifying Burial- Uases and other articles, of which the followin g is a specification:

The invention consists of the following composition for the hardening of wood burialcases, to render them indestructible when buried in the earth.

The first coat, for both outside and inside of the burial-case or other object, consists of a strong solution of equal parts of common glue, alum, saleratus, saltpeter, common salt-say a half pound of each-and four ounces of bichromate of potash, to one gallon of water, the alum, saltpeter, salt, and bichromate of potash being dissolved in warm water, but the glue to be dissolved in cold water and mixed with the other substances when in a liquid state. The saleratus must be very carefully mixed with the other ingredients, as it works and ferments rapidly.

At least two coats of the above compound must be applied to the coffin or other article to be buried, with a brush or sponge, and after each coat is applied it must be exposed to the sun or bright daylight, to allow the bichromate oi potash to be wdmrhpthe li-gh t. l t three or four coats can be applied the result will be better.

The second coat consists of a solution of a half pound of common glue and two ounces of bichromate of potash dissolved in half a gallon of cold water, to be warmed and applied with a brush, said solution to be mixed with common stove-polish to the consistency of ordinary paint, and applied with a brush or sponge, giving two coats, and to be rubbed smooth after each coat is dry with the edge of the cross-cut end of aboard two or three inches wide, which will efl'ect a glossy appearance, and render the two coats more compact.

The third coat consists of a strong solution of shellac and alcohol, four ounces of shellac to a pint of alcohol, mixed with a half ounce of bichromate of potash, which gives the appearance of polished iron.

If a more ornamental finish is required, copper, gold, silver, or rosewood color may be applied. If copper, gold, or silver is required, moisten a sponge with a weak solution of shellac and alcohol-say one ounce to one pintand dip it into the copper, gold, or silver bronze, and apply with the sponge. It a regular metallic shade is required, use the gold bronze mixed with copper bronze. For rosewood color, use copper bronze mixed with stove polish, and grain with box bluing mixed with bichromatc of potash dissolved with alcohol.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patcut- The process of hardening wood burial-cases or other articles herein described, consisting in coating the article with a composition of glue, alum, saleratus, saltpeter, common salt, bichromate of potash, and water, applying thereto a second coating of glue and bichromate of potash, and a third coating of shellac, alcohol, and bichromate of potash, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ALBERT TITUS BLEYLEY.

Witnesses:

MATHIAS ELM, ALoYs ZAHNER. 

